Redefining Normal, Justin Black
Redefining Normal, Justin Black
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Redefining Normal
How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love

Author: Justin Black, Alexis Black

Narrator: Justin Black, Alexis Black

Unabridged: 9 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2021


Synopsis

Growing up, they didn’t believe they had a future. Together, they are building forever.

Alexis Black persevered through her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment. And after escaping a long and abusive relationship, the college junior promised her foster parents not to date for at least a year. But when she meets an incoming freshman on the first day of their scholarship program, she feels the world melt away, as though it were only the two of them in the room.

Justin Black lived in the poorest section of Detroit before his parents surrendered him to the foster care system at the age of nine. But when he grabs the chance for better opportunities by pursuing higher education, he can’t help but be drawn to a beautiful third-year student. At first, their past traumas--and their age difference--conspired to complicate their attraction. But the joy each took in the other and eventually conquered those obstacles, and these two survivors journeyed together toward healing.

In a stark and wholehearted true story that shares how two individuals on separate paths found each other, Alexis and Justin merge their course into one full of hope and purpose. And hand-in-hand, with a desire to help others, they learned to reject the abusive patterns of their past, thereby intentionally breaking the cycle of generational violence and unhealthy behaviors.

Written in an engaging novelistic style, the authors put forward a thoughtful exchange of ideas and personal experiences illustrating how anybody, no matter their backgrounds, can have a life of self-empowerment and joy. Broken down into four sections that cover crucial topics such as “Worthiness” and “Mental Health,” this compelling narrative will help any who are learning to love themselves and want to end the line of toxic relationships.

If you like honest tales of triumph, refreshing transparency, and resilient faith in God, then you’ll adore Justin and Alexis’ inspirational story.


Reviews

My oh my! This was a wonderful book. It mined the depths of pain while soaring the mountains of joy. The real life stories of both of these young people were beyond tragic. Yet, they both found way to overcome through love, trust and affection between one another to become incredibly successful peop......more

Goodreads review by Barb

Being a native of Detroit growing up on the east side and making frequent visits to the west side I could clearly visualize just about each location mentioned. The transparency of this book is so revealing. It kept me turning pages even when I clearly needed sleep with my eyes closing I would contin......more

Goodreads review by Abigail

Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Youth Discovered Healing Happiness and Love by Justin and Alexis Black is a powerful, well-told, true story about how they went from struggling foster youth to business owning, college graduates! In the intro, they explain that the purpose of this book is to spread......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

They say you don’t really know someone until you walk a mile in their shoes. It is stories like this one that make us realize how true it is. Looking at the cover, you see a beautiful couple that have found love and happiness together. To echo Justin (one of the authors): you wouldn’t know what they’v......more

I couldn't put this book down! Grab some snacks, a beverage and some tissues and get ready for a roller coaster ride of emotions ranging from empathy for the abuse these two have endured as children to happiness for their love and the journey they traveled to "redefine normal." Both authors alternat......more